Bar Signs

Because we weren't hosting an open bar, I made signs telling guests what was being hosting. The signs were in gold frames and placed on the bars.See template below. File is formatted for a 4"x6" frame.

Baskets

I purchased several baskets from Groolwill ($1.29 each) and brown painted them dark brown to match our colors. I ended up using the baskets for the ceremony programs and the bathroom baskets. Between the basket and spray paint, they were about $2 each.

Bathroom Baskets

(Sorry, I forgot to take pictures of these).I made up bathroom baskets for the Ladies' and Men's restrooms as a convenience to guests, in case they needed anything. We used the Ladies basket while we were getting ready and then moved it to the bathroom. (If you make bathrom baskets, be sure to put a sign with them to indicate to the guests they're from you and not part of the venue! Somehow our signs didn't get put out and I didn't notice until one of the GM's comment how are venue was amazing since they even offered nail files in the men's bathroom.)

Ladies' Basket:

Hairspray

Spray deoderant

Tampons, liners

Nail files

Tums

Ibuprofen

Mini-kleenex packs

Sewing Kit

Gum

Contact solution

Eyedrops

Bandaids

Tide Stick

Shout Wipes

Mens'Basket:

Nail files

Tums

Ibuprofen

Gum

Contact solution

Eyedrops

Bandaids

Tide Stick

Shout Wipes

Ceremony Sign

Because we decided to do a signature matte instead of a guestbook and also because we didn't assign someone the job of handing out programs, I made a sign, just to make sure guests knew what to do.Template for the sign is to the right. It's formatted for a 5"x5" frame (see pic below).

Flower Pens

As mentioned above, I ended up making flower pens for the Madlibs. I also made flower "Sharpies" for the signature matte.These are so simple to make and an easy way to personalize to your taste.

Supplies:

Plain pens (or fine point Sharpies) (I purchased the pens in a pack of 10 at CVS for $2.99 and the Sharpies for $2 each at Dick Blick Art Store)

1 Flower per pen making

Ribbon (I used approximately 10" of 1-1/2" thick ribbon per pen)

Hot glue/hot glue gun

Directions:

Glue flower to end of pen

Glue one end of ribbon at the bottom of the pen (the part closest to the pen tip)

Wrap tightly and work your way up the pen

Wrap around the top twice

Cut off ribbon and glue end

The price of the pen really depends on the ribbon and flowers you use. I reused the ribbon and flowers from one of my bridal showers, so the only thing I paid for was the pens. They tied in perfectly to the orchids for the GM boutinere's and also the labels for the water bottles, OOT gift bags, and programs.My flower pens (8 pens and 2 Sharpies w/lids) are for sale! See For Sale page.

Mad-Libs

We wanted something to display on the cocktail tables. I created a Mad-Lib and printed it out on Vista Print's as a "brochure". I then used the paper cutter to cut the mad-libs to size. They were placed in a rectangular vase with flower pens I made for a small centerpiece.

Yah, I found the file for the mad-libs in my sent emails. Here it is: (note this file is sized as a brochure and/or flier for Vista Print - see Vista Print page for explanation)

Menu Card

I designed this in MS Powerpoint, and printed via Vista Print as a "Standard Postcard" (see Vista Print page for sizing directions). Because I considered this as an "extra" and guest had already pre-ordered their entree, I ordered 100 (free) cards and ended up having 4 placed at each table.

We personalized the letters with family names and ended up having 3 different letters (1. For those staying at the blocked hotel and invited for brunch, 2. For those staying at a blocked hotel but not invited to brunch, 3. For those staying a hotel other than what we had blocked -no shuttle for this hotel-)

Tissue Paper Pomanders

Used for ceremony (hung on shepherd's hooks) and again as mantle decoration in reception (set up similar to picture below, pink pots were purchased from IKEA for $1.99 each)Link to directions:http://diytissuepomanders.weebly.com/I didn't follow the cutting square directions identically. In the end, my squares were about 3"x3". Each "flower" is made individually and then stuck into a sytrafoam ball. (I used 3" balls. It took about 40 "flowers" to fill one ball. Each ball took about 2-2.5 hrs to make...but cost less than $3 each. Where I got my supplies:-Tissue Paper: Party City, $0.99 per pack. (I used 8 packs to make 10 pomanders)-3" Styrafoam Balls: Michaels, $2.39 (with a 40% styrafoam sale)-Ribbon (12" for each ball): Michaels, $1.99/yard-24 gauge wire (to make flowers, secure ribbon): I used leftover wire used from making BM jewelry (purchased at local bead store)

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